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Tapestry themed on "Howl's Moving Castle" in France

Japanese weaver Aiko Konomi stands in front of a large tapestry inspired by Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" on April 21, 2023, unveiled to the public in Aubusson, central France, the same day. The craftwork, 5 meters in height and 5 meters in width, is the third of five tapestries taken from Miyazaki's masterpieces, with the first one themed on "Princess Mononoke" and the second on "Spirited Away," both woven in Aubusson where they feature on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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S. Korea votes in local elections

SEOUL, South Korea - Konomi Nakane (L), a Japanese national from Shizuoka Prefecture, casts a ballot with her husband in South Korea's local elections on May 31 in Seoul as the country granted voting rights to foreigners who have lived in S. Korea for over three years since obtaining permanent residency.

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NARITA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo A United Airlines jumbo jet with 393 people aboard hit a massive air turbulence over the Pacific late Sunday, leaving one person dead and more than 60 people injured, some of them seriously. The accident took place over the northern Pacific about two hours after the U.S. airliner took off from the New Tokyo International Airport at Narita at 9:05 p.m. The Boeing 747, flight 826 bound for Honolulu with 374 passengers and 19 crew members aboard, flew back safely to Narita. The United pilot radioed air traffic controllers at Narita after accident, and ambulances and fire engines were on standby as the aircraft touched down at the airport at 2:25 a.m. Monday One Japanese female passenger, Konomi Kataura, 32, was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. The injured passengers and crew members were rushed to local hospitals in Narita and nearby cities.

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S. Korea votes in local elections

SEOUL, South Korea - Konomi Nakane (L), a Japanese national from Shizuoka Prefecture, casts a ballot with her husband in South Korea's local elections on May 31 in Seoul as the country granted voting rights to foreigners who have lived in S. Korea for over three years since obtaining permanent residency. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Scenes from athletics on Day 12

Japan's Konomi Kai lands during a qualifying round of the women's long jump at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. (Photo taken from camera set up on stadium roof)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Scenes from athletics on Day 12

Japan's Konomi Kai competes in a qualifying round of the women's long jump at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo